Rainbow Trout Stocked · 32 plants · last May 2, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk Big Wilson Creek fishing
Big Wilson Creek fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Brown Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 7.8 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and Brown Trout.
- Last stocked
- October 14, 2026
- · Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 87
- Species recorded
- 3
- Elevation
- 4,321 ft
Fish at Big Wilson Creek
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 32 plants · last May 2, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brook Trout Stocked · 7 plants · last April 7, 2026 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 7 plants · last May 2, 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Big Wilson Creek is stocked
Middle Fox Creek (9.7 mi) and Fox Creek (11 mi) were stocked more recently. Middle Fox Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout and Fox Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout.
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 14, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 23, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 18, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 15, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 18, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 10, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 14, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| February 3, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 17, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 28, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 24, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 21, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 1, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 10, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 6, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 13, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 2, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 5, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 14, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 7, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 18, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| January 12, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 4, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 18, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 20, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 13, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 19, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| February 4, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| December 11, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 16, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 26, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 20, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 20, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| January 22, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| November 4, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 8, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 23, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 19, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| February 1, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| December 5, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 5, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| January 26, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| November 1, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 6, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 6, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| February 3, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| December 13, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 13, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Troutdale, VA
Big Wilson Creek forms part of the boundary between the Little Wilson Creek Wilderness and Grayson Highlands State Park. DWR says access is through the park via Routes 806 and 817 off US 58, with some hiking; USFS trailheads off FR 4103, 4104 and 613 also reach it.
Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources before you go.
Nearest lakes
Camping near Big Wilson Creek
Campgrounds within 15 miles of Big Wilson Creek's mapped point, nearest first: Hurricane Campground (4.8 miles), Raccoon Branch camping (7.4 miles), and Beartree Campground (10.4 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.
Straight-line distances.
Public land at Big Wilson Creek
Big Wilson Creek is inside George Washington and Jefferson National Forest.
It is less than 0.1 miles outside the edge of Little Wilson Creek Wilderness.
It is less than 0.1 miles outside the edge of Grayson Highlands State Park.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Big Wilson Creek?
Fishing Big Wilson Creek usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 32 of 46 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked May 2, 2026. Brook Trout was last stocked April 7, 2026. Brown Trout was last stocked May 2, 2025.
When is Big Wilson Creek stocked?
Last stocked October 14, 2026. It is stocked about 7.8 times a year since 2016, most often in March and April.
How do you get on Big Wilson Creek?
The nearest town is Troutdale, VA. Big Wilson Creek forms part of the boundary between the Little Wilson Creek Wilderness and Grayson Highlands State Park. DWR says access is through the park via Routes 806 and 817 off US 58, with some hiking; USFS trailheads off FR 4103, 4104 and 613 also reach it.
Which lakes near Big Wilson Creek were stocked more recently?
Middle Fox Creek (9.7 mi) and Fox Creek (11 mi) were stocked more recently. Middle Fox Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout and Fox Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout.